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Quick PSA: Office Mix End of Service

If you have been an Office Mix user at any point in the last few years, you should have received the email down below.

Microsoft has begun to move the core features of Office Mix Preview into an upcoming version of Powerpont and, in the process, will be discontinuing support for the Office Mix website.

Depending on the nature in which you have used Office Mix, you may or may not need to take some additional steps to migrate your Mix content to a new platform.

If you only used Office Mix to record audio and video in Powerpoint, simply make sure you know where you have your presentations saved. Presentations saved as regular Powerpoint presentations (.pptx) will not be affected.

If you uploaded your presentation to the Office Mix website or used embedded quiz questions, please contact us here in the Office of Online Learning at instructionaldesign@mailbox.winthrop.edu. We can assist in migrating your content to an appropriate platform to preserve this functionality.

Microsoft
Office 365
Office Mix Preview end of service reminder – 4 weeks remaining to migrate content
Our records indicate that you have used Office Mix. This is a reminder that we are retiring the Office Mix service on M‍ay 1, 20‍18 and need you to take action to save your content.

Please make sure to migrate all of your content from Office Mix to Microsoft Stream or download your Mixes before M‍ay 1 to avoid losing any of your data. Starting tod‍ay, you will no longer be able to upload new content to Office Mix as we prepare to retire the product on M‍ay 1, 20‍18.
Here is how to migrate your content:
1. Go to https://mix.office.com > Sign in > Click “My Mixes”
2. Click “Migrate” to move your Mixes to Microsoft Stream* or manually download your content as PowerPoint Files (.pptx)
3. Visit your Microsoft Stream account to view your Mixes as videos.
What’s going to happen to your account?
On M‍ay 1, 20‍18 any remaining files in your Office Mix Preview account will automatically get deleted. Mixes migrated to Microsoft Stream will not include any interactive content such as analytics data, quizzes or apps. If you do not have access to Stream, you can save your Mixes as PowerPoint files (.pptx), and your analytics data as Excel files (.xlsx) to your device or a file storage location of your choice at any time before M‍ay 1, 20‍18.
Still need help?
If you have questions or need help with your account, please visit our help article or contact us here: https://aka.ms/mix-support
Go to Office Mix
*Office 365 plan features vary by license. See licensing details to learn if you already have access to Microsoft Stream and what features you can use, or to upgrade your plan.        
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